To Payne Family researchers: I recently inquired of LDS the status of our pending request they microfilm the Payne Collection at the University of Virginia (UVA). They indicated a field supervisor and a cameraman called on UVA to discuss the project. UVA was very positive about the prospects and LDS is waiting for them to sign an agreement. When signed, the next step is to have the Collections and Development staff pass on it. This staff makes sure they have not already collected the material and that the records to be filmed fit their collections guidelines and profile. The field supervisor believes they do. Next, Management must approve and I am informed they rarely veto a project. The fact that some of us have volunteered to index the Collection is a big plus in our favor I am advised. Filming is expected to be done in late 2001 or early 2002. We expect LDS will give several months notice so as to give our volunteers adequate notice. All for now. Don Payne

Thanks, Don, for your efforts on this and for keeping in touch in terms of developments. I imagine or at least hope that this resource will help many of us who have been frustrated in tracing a number of VA Payne family lines. I've been eager to check this material and plan to try to spend a day or two in early August at that library with at least a scan of it. Perhaps others of us can volunteer to help with indexing at some point. I usually don't have much free time with work and other time demands, but the more of us involved it should cut the necessary time/effort of individual volunteers. Steve Payne

I, too, am grateful for Don Payne's efforts on behalf of all Payne researchers to have the LDS work on the Col. Brook Payne papers. As a "stumped" researcher for years, I will gladly travel from Oklahoma and help with the volunteer work on the index. Thanks. Thomas Payne Tulsa, OK